El conde Lucanor II
Find out what stories went verbally from person to person in the 14th century in Spain.
Are you a self-confident person or are you too influenced by what others do or say?
The latter happened to a very smug king: some swindlers made him believe that they had made him a beautiful suit when, in reality, he was walking naked in the street in front of all his subjects, until one of them told him the truth.
This is one of the many word of mouth stories that parents would have told their children and grandchildren during the Middle Ages throughout Europe, since almost no one knew how to read or write.
It teaches us that we should not get carried away by what others say or do, but we should always trust ourselves regardless of what they think of us.
There are many versions of this story, for example, that of the Danish writer Christian Andersen in the 19th century, but even earlier, the Spanish writer Don Juan Manuel had already written his own version entitled What happened to a king with the swindlers who made a fabric, and wrote many other folk tales that people already knew.
With all these stories he wrote a book called El conde Lucanor, the first collection of stories signed by an author in Spanish language.
In them, the protagonist, Lucanor, asks for advice from Patronio, his adviser, about something that is worring him. Patronio, them, tells Lucanor a story as an example.
And now you have a selection of 7 of this stories adapted to the B1 level of Spanish to enjoy and learn about the stories that grandparents would have told their own grandchildren.
El conde Lucanor II, pearls of wisdom in the story form.
Level B1
What do you get with El conde Lucanor II?
Learn about the Middle Ages in Spain, how they thought, their customs, characters and situations.
Practice your reading comprehension
Strengthen your oral and written expression.
Learn new grammatical structures and consolidate the known ones.
Know unknown words and expressions in context.
This is an excellent way to (really) improve your Spanish!
Did you know that the natural way to learn a language begins by listening to it?
For this reason, the eBook includes access to the streaming audiobook, recorded by Spanish natives, so that you can listen to it while you walk, drive, cook… or while you read the text.
And there are still more...
In real life, if a friend sends you a whatsapp message, you first have to be able to read and then be able to write your reply, right?
And if you are stopped by a tourist in the street, who asks you for an address, you need to be able to understand what they ask you in order to be able to help them.
When we use a language, its different skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, almost never appear isolated, but combined with each other.
So, you have 47 interactive exercises that will test these integrated skills (listening and writing comprehension plus written expression). It’s the nearest you can come to the real use of a language.
Oh, and also, there are grammar and vocabulary exercises that you can do comfortably from your computer, tablet, or mobile whilst sitting comfortably in your favorite chair.
Many of these exercises are inspired by the DELE exams (Spanish Diplomas), so you can get to know them and start practicing straight away.
And there are solutions to helps answer any of your doubts.
- Forget about the dictionary thanks to the notes with words and expressions explained in Spanish and translated into English, French and German.
- Advance in your listening comprehension by listening to the audiobook.
- Improve your Spanish with the interactive exercises of oral and written comprehension, written expression, grammar and vocabulary based on the texts.
- Practice the exercises inspired by the DELE exams, Official Spanish Diplomas from the Instituto Cervantes.
- Check your successes and errors with the solutions, and repeat the exercises whenever you want.
With the eBook you get all this...
Ebook
An ebook of 7 adapted stories, with an introduction about the context and the author, and numerous notes explained in Spanish and translated into English, French and German.
Audiobook
Access to audio streaming of the text, recorded by Spanish native speakers at the appropriate pace for your level to understand what you are hearing.
Interactive exercises
47 interactive exercises for listening and writing comprehension, written expression, grammar and vocabulary, and immediate feedback on each exercise with the solution.
... or if you prefer the audiobook
Audiobook
Downloadable audiobook so you can enjoy it offline!
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Frequent asked questions
You get the eBook in EPUB format. Inside it, you will also find the links to the streaming audiobook and the interactive exercises.
You need an eReader, computer, mobile phone or tablet with an appropriate application. For an optimal experience, we recommend these applications:
– Computer: Kindle, Adobe Digital Editions, Thorium
– Android: Aldiko, Kindle
– IOS: iBooks, Kindle
In most stores you will get a file that you can read with any generic eReader or application.
If you buy it on Amazon, you need a Kindle eReader or the Kindle app. To shop and read on Apple Books, you need an IOS device with the Books app.
No, because they are adapted to each level of difficulty, so choose the one that matches your level or that of your students (A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 of the European Framework of Reference).
In addition, to help you, you have notes with the explanation in Spanish of the most difficult words and their translation into English, French and German.
Yes, of course, you will know about your successes and mistakes immediately after finishing each exercise, and you will always be able to repeat them.
The books are in Spanish, but instructions in English to access the audios and exercises are included.